May 2026 newsletter! - New research linking forest health from Jasper Ridge to satellite data, blue oak leaf properties & chickadee behavior. - New pub on mammal activity patterns during COVID lockdown at Jasper Ridge - Sec. Wade Crowfoot presents Wed May 20! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/may-202...

Thank you to the Jasper Ridge community for coming together to support our student research and education activities during Stanford Giving Day! The support from the Jasper Ridge community is truly what makes it possible for us to offer world-class hands-on education programs and research projects!

You've walked our trails with students and discovered wildflowers, wildlife, and new science! You know Jasper Ridge's power. Today starts the Day of Giving! Your gift will DOUBLE up to $5K! Thank you! 🌿 Link: dayofgiving.stanford.edu/campaign_sea...

Working as a team here, ecological management with apex predators! Today we captured a great blue heron at Jasper Ridge hunting an invasive bullfrog: dive & strike, struggle, drowning, gulp. A short four pic story of a native predator controlling non-native amphibian, ecosystem services in action!

Join us Wed May 20 for a free public talk with Secretary Wade Crowfoot from CA Natural Resources Agency on “People-centered Conservation: Now More Than Ever”. jrbp.stanford.edu/events/secre...

You've walked our trails with students, discovered wildflowers & birds, you know Jasper Ridge's power. May 13-14, Stanford Day of Giving DOUBLES gifts up to $5K! Mark your calendar. Look for the link on May 13 & type "Jasper Ridge" to give. dayofgiving.stanford.edu/pages/home-2... Thank you! 🌿

Join us today May 5 for a free public talk with Prof. Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social : “The Big Fire in the Big Basin: The long history and short memory of wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.” More information: jrbp.stanford.edu/events/commu...

Celebrating 20 years of Stanford SEEDS chapter! BioBlitzes, field trips, research & education, the Stanford SEEDS chapter has been inspiring the next generation of ecologists. Thank you to everyone in community! Here’s to many more years of SEEDS! Read full story: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/celebra...

Funding for PhD students in Ecology and Evolution from @simonsfoundation.org! More info:

New research from Jasper Ridge & the @fukamit.bsky.social Lab shows how the order of arrival dictates who wins the feast inside an acorn larva. From fungi, to nematodes, to worms, it is an example of priority effects & ecological succession. More here: humsci.stanford.edu/feature/tiny...

Join us next week with Prof. @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social at Jasper Ridge!

April 2026 Newsletter is live! Decades of serpentine grassland research, new TEK course, Golden Gate Biosphere Network joins TOGETHER Bay Area, Wildfire resilience updates & more! Upcoming lectures: Prof. Dustin Mulvaney (May 5), Sec. Wade Crowfoot (May 20) More: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/april-2...

Join us Tuesday May 5 for a free public talk with Prof. Dustin Mulvaney: “The Big Fire in the Big Basin: The long history and short memory of wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.” More information: jrbp.stanford.edu/events/commu...

From 1988 to 2026: History and a New Chapter for the Golden Gate Biosphere Network: We are Joining Forces with TOGETHER Bay Area! Read more in our blog: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/GGBN

Our March 2026 newsletter includes a tribute to Prof. Paul Ehrlich and showcases Prof. Rodolfo Dirzo’s lab tour, a Muwekma Ohlone cultural burn, & a rare eagle video. Catch up on research & stewardship highlights, & join our public lectures in April & May! jrbp.stanford.edu/news/march-2...

A rare video from Jasper Ridge ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) captures a #baldeagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) stealing nest material from a #goldeneagle (Aquila chrysaetos) pair. This is a very rare sighting of how top predators compete and coexist during nesting season. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/rare-in...

New article! Cultural burning returns to Jasper Ridge. Muwekma Ohlone Tribal members conducted a cultural burn at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), providing a learning opportunity for a Stanford course on environmental stewardship. news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

Our February 2026 newsletter has fully leafed out! Learn about science and stewardship in the region, new research projects and publications, upcoming lectures, volunteering opportunities, and more. See you all up here at the ridge soon! jrbp.stanford.edu/news/februar...

Explore the January 2026 Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (’Ootchamin ’Ooyakma). You will find new research projects, education and stewardship highlights, and new programs in partnership with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/january...

Gold-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections (cilia) situated around the rim. Photo by docent Perry McCarty. #lichen #Teloschistes #chrysophthalmus #goldeyelichen #apothecia

Take flight with our December 2025 Newsletter! It spotlights our 2024–2025 Annual Report & new Jasper Ridge website. Explore new research projects, upcoming public lectures, and stewardship news. Thank you for your support & happy holidays! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/decembe...

We’re pleased to share our 2024–2025 Annual Report. We invite you to explore our report to see how Jasper Ridge advanced research, education, and stewardship! Thank you for staying connected and engaged with us! See you all at the ridge in 2026! Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1YDu2...

Heading into the holiday weekend, we’re feeling grateful for everyone who makes Jasper Ridge thrive: staff, students, faculty, docents, committees, and nature itself. Like this flock of mallards lifting off over Searsville Reservoir, our community rises together. Thank you! Photo credit: Dan Quinn

Welcome @afapellegrini.bsky.social and team!

"I better show him I am not afraid. I will stick out my tail with its warning colors" A short story by @dukesjeff.bsky.social inspired by an autumn day at Jasper Ridge! Enjoy!

New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) jrbp.stanford.edu/news/voices-...

Check out the 2025 November newsletter! - Hear from Indigenous youth attending the 2nd Muwekma campout - Learn how AI @stanford.edu is being used to ID biodiversity - Read a docents adventure to save milkweed from invasive teasel - And more exciting research! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...

On Fri Oct 10, Jasper Ridge, Stanford, and other network partners and students attended the SOAR Year 3 All-Hands Symposium at West Valley College. Check out our blog post on the day's program and student successes we've seen! www.soarnetwork.org/soar-year-3-all-hands-symposium

Congrats to our team, Katie and Trevor! They led an innovative program during Stanford's Climate week: "AI Into the Wild’ connects Stanford to local flora and fauna at Jasper Ridge. Read more in the @stanforddaily.com.web.brid.gy: stanforddaily.com/2025/11/02/a...

Yay to spending time with plant nerds! Thank you for the tour and specimen viewing at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social

Great visit this morning to the Carnegie Institution for Science and Jasper Ridge with Joanna Feehan and @lauracleventhal.bsky.social. Sat at the “co-evolution” table and found some photos of young Clausen, Keck, and Hiesey.

Congrats to @dukesjeff.bsky.social and many other @droughtnet.bsky.social scientists working on studying the effects of different drought patterns in grasslands and shrublands worldwide. Read more below:

Our October 2025 newsletter just crawled into our blogs section (link in bio)! Inside, you'll find details on new community lectures starting Oct 21, updates on new research projects, & our latest student highlights! Plus, check out a great tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.) photo by Trevor Hébert!

More research on serpentine soils! Authors incorporated plant trait and herbivory measurements to better understand how serpentine soils influence aboveground plant-herbivore interactions and community structure! Thanks @xmoreira.bsky.social and team for sharing your work!

Thank you to @sierraclub.org for showcasing the ongoing collaborative work with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe here at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma! www.sierraclub.org/sierra/futur...

This morning we spotted a male California quail (Callipepla californica) acting as a sentinel (a lookout), perched high and watching for predators. Photos by Jorge Ramos. #californiaquail #quail #callipeplacalifornica. Read more about the California state bird: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Check out this wonderful blog post from the SOAR Professional Development Short Course this spring, co-led by our partner Esther Cole Adelsheim (Conservation Program Manager). Students attest to how transformative it was to learn field skills and build community. www.soarnetwork.org/soar-weekend...

Read about remote sensing and aerial imagery from planes, drones, and satellites! Learn how Jasper Ridge researchers, students and staff rely on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery! news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Meet Atash and Jaime, our amazing 2025 Stewardship Student Interns! They’re making a real impact at Jasper Ridge, bringing fresh energy and innovation to our stewardship projects. Curious to see what they’re up to? Check out their stories below. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/steward...

See you at #ESA2025 next week!Find me at the ESA SEEDS events, Wed, 10:30 AM Panel on Careers at a Research Station with OBFS friends; and Thu, 5 PM Poster LB 13-177 on Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)!

Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025 facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Visit Dr. Adriana Hernandez and @fukamit.bsky.social poster (P105) on Monday! They are investigating the post-burning effects of #chaparral ecosystems, and after year one, they were surprised to find an exciting #fire follower, invasives, and many taxa resprouting! #Botany2025

Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years! Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

The 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic celebrated new scientifically trained docents and recognized multiple achievements by students! The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent program! Read more: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2025-gr...

Happy Earth Day from a majestic valley oak (Quercus lobata) at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)! #earthday #earthday2025

Photos of wildflowers in bloom, pollinators at work, and turkeys flaunting their finery showcase the changing of seasons at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

Enjoy a virtual research hike with the @stanford.edu Report article titled "Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems". Read how Prof Rodolfo Dirzo, student Chrysanthe Frangos, & team investigate the California native trees. Link: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...